The Autumn General Meeting 2023 will take place online on 15 November 2023 at 13.00 UTC+0.
The full agenda with background materials can be found at https://go.mydata.org/general-meeting-autumn2023.
Please take a moment to familiarise yourself with the proposed bylaws amendments, new three-year strategy, 2023 annual plan and budget, and other agenda items before the meeting.
MyData Global is electing its new leadership at the AGM 2023. As the first step in implementing the proposed governance reforms, the AGM will be proposed to elect a Transitional Board to serve from January through June 2024. The Transitional Board will be responsible for recruiting members of the new Board, which will be installed in July 2024.
Details about elections’ timeline, and process as well as information about expected candidates and responsibilities of the Transitional Board can be found at https://mydata.org/elections.
Time: 15 Nov 2023, at 13.00 UTC+0.
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Online meeting: The general meetings are held ‘online first’.
No registration: No prior registration is needed. The link and password to join the meeting will be sent to all members before the meeting.
Bylaws and voting and elections regulations: The meeting is organised according to the association bylaws.
Agenda and materials: The agenda of the meeting consists of the points mandated by bylaws Section 10.4 “Agenda for General Meetings”, possible proposed amendments to bylaws and other issues that members want to raise to be discussed. The detailed agenda and all materials will be sent to members no later than 7 days before the meeting.
Agenda
1. Opening the general meeting
2. Calling the meeting to order
2.1. Chair
2.2. Secretary, Tellers and Examiners of the minutes and other roles
2.3 Attendees present in the meeting
3. Approving the agenda for the meeting
4. Governance overhaul: for discussion, not decision
5. Bylaws amendments
5.1. Amendments to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 5.2, 5.3, 10.4
5.2. Finnish translation of the bylaws
6. Internal regulations
6.1 Internal regulations for transitional board and Steering Committee
7. Mandatory tasks of the autumn general meeting and other related agenda points
7.1 Appointment of auditors
7.2 Compensation for board members and auditors
7.3 Strategy for 2024-2026
7.4 2024 Strategic Work Plan
7.5 2024 Budget
7.6 Membership fees
7.7 Board and Steering Committee elections
7.7.1 Size of the board
7.7.2 Extending the mandate and term of the Steering Committee through June 2024
7.7.3 Opening the board and steering committee elections
7.7.4 Resuming the meeting election results
8. Any other business
8.1 Plans for the MyData awards and conference in 2024: for information
9. Closing the meeting
Practicalities
Online participation: The link to join the online meeting call and voting codes will be sent to all members before the meeting.
General best practices:
- Please keep your microphone muted by default to avoid potential sound issues.
- The meeting is moderated by the Chair.
- If you’d like to make a comment or proposal, please indicate this by raising your hand.
- NB. If you are dialled into the meeting using a phone number, you will not be able to raise your hand or participate in indicative voting.
More discussions on the agenda take place in our Slack (join here), at the #general-meeting channel. Welcome!